Triple suicide attack sparks carnage at Nigerian fish market

Local hospitals dealth with victims' of Friday's triple suicide attack

By Euronews

Published on 18/02/2018 - 07:55

The Islamic militant group Boko Haram is believed to be behind the attack in the northern state of Borno

18 people have been killed and 22 others hurt in a suicide bombing attack on a crowded market in Nigeria.

The attack, believed to have been carried out by three women, targeted a fish market in Konduga, just outside Maiduguri in the northern state of Borno. The state capital has been a frequent target of the Boko Haram insurgency. The attack on Friday is thought to be the latest in a string of bombings by the militant group which wants to establish its own Islamic state.